Why not using PhotoPaint? It depends on what the image is to be used for. In my work as illustrator and graphic designer its common to use use photos and make them an integrated part of an ilustration and design. That can be for so many different occasions. Be it a magazine illustration, Poster design, Book Cover, T-Shirt print and so forth. I could go on but you get the idea. :-D

I'll try your great ideas out guys. I just needed others to help me figure out what I couldn't on my own.

Thank you so very much for your help!

Matt

You are welcomed,

Some things are so easy to use PhotoPaint to do for you. You could easily have a photo placed in a CorelDRAW document, then select it and click "Convert to bitmap/Edit bitmap in the property bar, do my suggestion, and after OK, click SAVE in File>Save in Photo-Paint, and it should open fine in CorelDRAW.

Everythign doesnt have to be done in CorelDRAW. Use whatever works for you.

I have a lot of images to convert for realtors, I found converting and touching each up was becoming very cost ineffective, I now use convert a photo to line drawing online. I upload my files and it gives me a zip with everything converted. Some of the images come out a little funky if they have bushes and trees in front of the houses but it saves me loads of time in comparison to doing it manually. Just my 2 cents!